Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

Ukraine held commemorations on the 26 April 2016 to mark the 30th anniversary of the disaster in Chernobyl - the worst nuclear disaster in history.

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ESO: Background information: Ahead of 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the EU steps up its contribution to nuclear safety http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-ahead-of-30th-anniversary-of-the-chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-the-eu-steps-up-its-contribution-to-nuclear-safety/

ESO: Background information: Chernobyl 30 years on: The EU's response / Chernobyl 30 years on: Environmental and health effects http://www.europeansources.info/record/chernobyl-30-years-on-the-eus-response/

Politico, 26.04.16: In pictures: Chernobyl, 30 years later http://www.politico.eu/interactive/in-pictures-chernobyl-30-years-later/

Deutsche Welle, 26.04.16: Global donors pledge more money for nuclear safety on Chernobyl anniversary http://dw.com/p/1IcWc

EurActiv, 26.04.16: Ukraine commemorates 30th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear accident http://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/ukraine-commemorates-30th-anniversary-of-the-worlds-worst-nuclear-accident/

Ukraine: President: News, 25.04.16: President opened several events dedicated to 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-vidkriv-nizku-zahodiv-prisvyachenih-30-m-rokovinam-37037

Sputnik International: Tag: Chernobyl http://sputniknews.com/tags/tag_Chernobyl/

The Conversation, 25.04.16: From fiction to gallows humour – how Chernobyl survivors are still coping with trauma http://theconversation.com/from-fiction-to-gallows-humour-how-chernobyl-survivors-are-still-coping-with-trauma-57923

Euro|Topics: Debates, April 2016: Chernobyl 30 years on http://www.eurotopics.net/en/158103/chernobyl-30-years-on

Ukraine: President: News, 26.04.16: President during events on 30th anniversary of Chornobyl tragedy: We are grateful for international community’s assistance in overcoming consequences of Chornobyl disaster http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/vdyachni-za-dopomogu-mizhnarodnoyi-spilnoti-v-podolanni-nasl-37040

The Economist, 26.04.16: Chernobyl 30 years later. A nuclear disaster that brought down an empire http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21697741-chernobyl-led-thousands-deaths-including-soviet-union-nuclear-disaster

ESO: Background information: The shadow of Chornobyl. Ukraine thirty years after the disaster http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-shadow-of-chornobyl-ukraine-thirty-years-after-the-disaster/

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